European Union deforestation-free regulation: avoiding unilateralism

• Main Author: Arif Havas Oegroseno
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; Non-Traditional Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168749
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In an interconnected world confronting an unprecedented climate crisis and worsening inter-state relations because of intensifying geopolitical competition, multilateral cooperation and a rules-based international order are essential for co-existence and humanity’s future. The efforts of the European Union in slowing deforestation and preserving biodiversity cannot be at the expense of the established international environmental agreements and the multilateral trading system and progress made on environmental sustainability.